Fishing at Lone Lick Lakes, Eagle County, Colorado

• Overview

  Eagle County, Colorado, is where Lone Lick Lakes sits. Height above sea level is 9,797 feet. The water measures roughly 4 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Edwards sits 15 miles from here and is the nearest stop. Further out sit Avon (15 miles) and Vail (16 miles). The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Lone Lick Lakes

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Eagle County list brook trout, brown trout, rainbow trout and cutthroat trout. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Fish Lone Lick Lakes to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 56°F and January near 18°F. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early May. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. On Lone Lick Lakes the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Beaver Dam Lake is 0.4 miles off. Nothing on Lone Lick Lakes should be assumed from this page alone.